SB 1327 Summary

• Replaces the term "sex" with "gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation" throughout employment discrimination statutes to expand protected classifications in hiring, firing, and workplace treatment.

• Adds a religious organization exemption allowing faith-based employers and educational institutions to refuse hire, promotion, or retention based on gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation if the position involves religious functions or student education.

• Prohibits employers and employment agencies from requiring records regarding an individual's or group's gender, gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation.

• Updates technical language throughout the statute by replacing "which" with "that," "such" with "an" or "the," and making other grammatical corrections to modernize the text.